» California voters approved Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), in November 2016. Under Proposition 64, adults 21 years of age or older can legally grow, possess, and use cannabis for non-medicinal purposes, with certain restrictions. Additionally, AUMA also made it legal to sell and distribute cannabis through a regulated business as of January 1, 2018.

» On January 1, 2018, the state’s three cannabis licensing authorities began issuing licenses for medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities for cultivation, manufacturing, retail, distribution, microbusinesses, testing laboratories, and temporary cannabis events. These licensed commercial cannabis businesses are now operating under new state cannabis regulations, which were approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and went into effect on January 16, 2019.

For additional information on the state cannabis licensing authorities, press releases, or a list of upcoming meetings and events to attend, please visit the pages listed below.